Only then did Ye An discover that people in this era have a different kind of enthusiasm and kindness, or should be said to be more pure kindness.
After entering the Taoist temple, he discovered that it would be more appropriate to call a group of people Taoist priests rather than practitioners.
Their eyes were unbelievably calm, and their desire-free feeling made Ye An feel very comfortable, as if nothing could disturb them, but they lived a very free and easy life.
When these people saw Xuanchengzi, they all treated him respectfully as disciples. They were Xuanchengzi's disciples and grandsons. Although they were not Xuanchengzi himself, their seniority could not be confused.
Everyone looked at Ye An with a hint of curiosity and goodwill. It was not the rudeness of being stared at by a stranger, but more of a concern from a friend or a junior.
Even Jingwu, who was shouting and shouting, could still get the tenderness in their eyes, although most of them looked at him tenderly while gearing up to teach him a lesson...
"Jingwu, even if my uncle comes back, you won't be able to escape a beating. You should leave some of those flat-haired beasts behind. You will eat them all. This is the evil of greed!"
Jingwu was in a good mood, so naturally he wouldn't care about it: "If you have the ability, come, I'm not afraid of you! Not only is my master back, but he also brought a junior brother with him! We have one more person!"
Ye An looked at Xuan Chengzi in confusion, that's not what he said just now...
Following Jingwu's words, a group of people focused their attention on Ye An, making him feel uncomfortable: "Brothers, Ye An is being polite!"
The goodwill was quickly responded to, and the originally peaceful Taoist temple became as lively as a market. It was obvious that these brothers and sisters were not really angry with Jingwu. On the contrary, they were quite polite to Xuan Chengzi's lineage.
"Junior brother, you are polite! Senior brother, Taoist name is Jingxiu. I am a disciple of your third uncle. If you have any questions about the "Tao Jing", please come and find me."
"Junior brother, you are polite, Jing said, I am a disciple of your second uncle, and I will take care of the clean room. I will find a clean place for you to live in later."
"Junior brother, you are polite. Jingde, I am in charge of the vegetable garden and kitchen of your second uncle. You haven't eaten yet? There is still some polished rice in the temple. Today I will make an exception for junior brother to make some polished rice for you to eat. It tastes very good.
Those greedy people have been watching for a long time...Uncle Master, come with us!"
Ye An returned the courtesy one by one, and there was even someone much older than him who called him uncle. There were no less than a dozen people coming and going. These people were all disciples of Jingxiu, Jingde, and Jingdao. Even those who were older than Ye An
Anda also behaves well and behaves like a master.
Xuanchengzi took Ye An's hand and struggled out of the crowd. This group of senior brothers were too polite: "These are your senior brothers and nephews. There will be plenty of time to interact with each other in the future. Come with me to meet your senior brother first."
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Ye An turned around and crossed his hands to salute, and a group of people quickly crossed their hands to return the salute. This "meeting" was finally over. Before leaving, he was so quiet that he did not forget to shout: "Junior brother, remember to look for me in the kitchen, I left some good things for you."
Eat!”
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Some people are born with an easy-going temperament and look like Maitreya to everyone they meet. Some people are just the opposite. They have a dead face and look bitter and hateful to everyone they meet.
When he arrived outside the clean room, Jingwu was obviously much quieter, even a little nervous. The tall and thick man acted like a girl.
Xuan Chengzi glanced at Jingwu and said: "Your senior brother has always been mature and prudent since he was a child. He is serious about words and deeds. Don't be nervous when we meet you later."
Ye An waved his hands repeatedly: "Disciple is not nervous. I don't owe senior brother any money and I have no grudge against him. How can I be nervous?"
Xuan Chengzi didn't say anything, but looked at Ye An with a playful look. The smile at the corner of his mouth looked like he was gloating.
The clean room was pushed open, and the smell of sandalwood hit my face. There was not one person inside, but a group of people. Judging from their appearance and clothing, I knew they were the elders in the temple.
A group of people were sitting facing the door. Ye An knew that his legs were going to suffer when he saw their sitting postures.
Sitting upright means sitting on your knees. There is nothing wrong with sitting upright on a futon for a while, but after a long time, your legs and feet will become numb and sore. Without long-term practice, pain is inevitable.
Everyone present turned their attention to Ye An, the outsider. The curiosity and surprise in their eyes almost overflowed. Ye An was also confused. He didn't know why these people looked at him so strangely.
After sitting down with the old Taoist, the introduction continued. Compared with their disciples and disciples, these elders were much more serious. Of course, there were also some who laughed and scolded, such as the second master uncle Yan Chengzi.
"Xuancheng, you are finally back. If you don't come back, Jingzhen will kill these old bones like me here!"
The middle-aged man who originally had his back to the door turned and stood up, with extremely sharp edges on his face. He respectfully bowed to Xuan Chengzi as a disciple and said, "Disciple Jingzhen pays homage to the master!"
"Who is this?"
Xuan Chengzi showed an awkward look in front of Ye An for the first time: "Well, this is what your junior brother, surnamed Ye Ming'an, wants to tell you, but...oh, by the way, he hasn't become a disciple yet...
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Obviously this is not the first time that Xuan Chengzi has shown impatience in front of his disciples. Almost all the experienced practitioners around him are watching the show with a playful look in their eyes.
But soon they couldn't laugh anymore, because when Jingzhen fixed her eyes on their faces, a group of veterans immediately sat upright, with their straight bodies like primary school students facing the teacher.
"Master, it's good now that you're back. Fortunately, Ye An hasn't paid homage to his master yet, so everything can still be undone. Now we have a difficult problem in front of us. I would like to ask Master to take a look at it..."
Xuan Chengzi knew his apprentice well, and to be able to look at him with such a serious expression meant that the matter was really serious. After taking Jingzhen's note and browsing it for a while, Xuan Chengzi's expression changed.
"You junior fellow apprentices also know?"
Everyone was silent. Everyone turned their attention to Ye An, and Ye An looked confused. Could this matter have something to do with him?
Impossible! I just appeared in the Song Dynasty...
There is always causality in the world. This kind of causality has nothing to do with Taoist or Buddhist mysticism, but the interconnected relationship between things. Ye An is more willing to explain it as a coincidence, that is, a number of small-probability events happen together and coincide with each other.
That's all.
For example, after buying a lottery ticket, you suddenly find out that you have won the lottery, or you have a terminal illness...
Anyway, Ye An has encountered very few coincidences at his age. If he encountered them frequently, they would not be called small-probability incidents. Now he is in the midst of a coincidence, but Xuan Chengzi, a group of old Taoists and his senior brother Jingzhen
Don't think so.
In their opinion, Ye An's appearance was too much of a coincidence, so such a coincidence should not be a coincidence, but cause and effect.
After Xuan Chengzi read the contents of the note, he became more certain that Ye An's appearance was an arrangement given to him by God. Who would have thought that the appearance of this boy could actually change the situation in the court?! He also found a better person for himself.
A good excuse!
"Ye An, since you want to become a disciple, you must have a highly respected person to witness it. After you come down the mountain as a teacher, you can choose a prestigious person in Yangcheng County to observe the ceremony. In this way, you can become a disciple!"
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This was the expression Ye An saw on everyone's faces. He didn't understand why his apprenticeship ceremony surprised these people. Is there something wrong?
Obviously the root of the problem lies in the note handed to Xuan Chengzi by senior brother Jingzhen.
He stretched out his head to peek at the content on the note, but unexpectedly the content on the note disappeared as soon as the old man held it in his hand.
Ye An is not a fool. Passing small notes is not a common thing in this era. Only formal letters are a symbol of status and etiquette.